Jaundice

The method of medical school is to teach us about conditions we have never seen, give us the symptoms or a picture of the best possible example, and hope that we recognize it in the real world. So, a fear of mine is that I won't be able to recognize anything. Is that a physiologic S2 split or an S3 gallop? Is that splenomegaly or just intestines?

So, last week I walked into a patient's room, and this Seinfeld clip was the first thing I thought of. When the attending asked me, "What's wrong with this lady?" as he pointed to a patient as yellow as a banana, I thought, is this a trick question? But, correctly answered, "Jaundice...?"